Portable retractable reel system

Claim 1

An electrical extension cord connector reeling mechanism, in combination, comprising: a cylindrical housing having a rear wall and a cylindrical side wall forming an aperture, and a circular edge defining an open side opposing said rear wall, a truncated conical reeling member coaxially mounted in said cylindrical housing, said reeling member having a conical side wall, with a generally upwardly extending circular flange at one end and a truncated wall at the other end, rotatably attached to said rear wall, and further having a base portion at the flanged end, said flange comprising an interface on its outer edge which is rotatably coextensive with said circular edge of said open side of said housing, jack means mounted to said base portion for receiving at least one plug, an electrical extension cord having a connector end connected to said jack means and an opposite end connected to a cord plug, said cord being extended through said aperture with said plug positioned outside said housing, said cord being movable to a plurality of positions between and including a first position and a second position, said first position being wherein said cord is fully wound in said housing around said conical side wall of said reeling member and said second position being wherein said cord is fully unwound from said reeling member and is fully extended from said housing, means for passing said cord from within said housing to said jack means, means connected to said reeling member for rotating said reeling member and winding said cord into said housing, means for rotatably attaching said truncated wall to said rear wall, and means for connecting said cord to said reeling member. wherein said means for rotatably attaching said truncated wall of said conical reeling member to said rear wall of said housing includes an axle member coaxially mounted with said cylindrical housing at said rear wall and extending into said housing, said axle member having a circular end wall which includes a hole coaxially with said axle for receiving a fastener, said truncated wall is formed into a bearing member that extends into said chamber, is coaxial with said conical reeling member and said axle, and is rotatably mounted on said axle member, said axle having a circular stop portion near the end wall, said bearing member having a circular stop recess for rotatably mating with said circular stop portion, and having a bore open end, said circular stop recess and said bore open end are located so that the bore open end is in substantial alignment with the axle's circular end wall when the stop recess is mated with the stop portion, and said axle circular stop portion is spaced from the end wall sufficiently so that when the stop recess is mated with the stop portion, there is no contact between the truncated wall and the housing rear wall.